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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreCage, without having to play a ghostly motorcyclist or hot rod driver from Hell or sorcerer or sci-fi hero or kinky cop, reminds us that he used to know subtlety. So even if Frozen Ground breaks little new ground in the serial killer thriller genre, there’s hope Cage will leave the ham behind before Alaska freezes over.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawNicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens and John Cusack give solid performances in this Prime Suspect-like thriller.
- 60Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonThis is an unambitious, old-school thriller, nothing more and nothing less.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanWith Cage as a harried cop, Cusack as a serial killer and 50 Cent as a pimp, we're assuming the casting department kicked off early on this one. Still, there's plenty in this taut thriller for you to stick around for, not least the reuniting of the Con Air duo.
- 60Total FilmTotal FilmIt’s handsomely lensed, and when Cage and Cusack finally go nose-to-nose, the fur does fly.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis Harvey[A] solid if unmemorable true-crime drama.
- 30Village VoiceRob StaegerVillage VoiceRob StaegerThe climactic interrogation wraps up neatly and just in time, much more like a story "based on actual events" than the events themselves.
- 25Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenTaste and good intentions are only going to get one so far with a script this tone deaf and direction this ugly and monotonous.
- 20The TelegraphTim RobeyThe TelegraphTim RobeyFans of Cage and Cusack, previously paired as unlikely allies in Con Air (1997), may be looking forward to a bit of deranged actorly combat once Hansen is cornered in the interrogation room, but it’s here that this hopeless flick comes up especially short.